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10/29/2009

a $4,000 stipdend will be awarded to a qualified law student to support a 10-week summer judicial internship in New York City under the auspices of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Law Association Foundation of Greater New York ("LeGaL Foundation"). The program will be designed to give the intern exposure to a variety of courts or tribunals. The Fund for Judicial Internships was established in memory of Dr. Henry, whose ground breaking work encouraged openly lesbian and gay lawyers to seek and achieve judicial office in New York City.

The internship is intended for students with a demonstrated interest in, and commitment to, lesbian, gay bisexual, and transgender rights. The Dr. M.L. "Hank" Henry, Jr., Fund for Judicial Internships values diversity. All interested students are encouraged to apply.

Applicants for the 2010 summer internship should provide the following information in a letter by email to legal@earthlink.net or by mail to the LeGaL Foundation, 799 Broadway, Suite 340, New York, NY 10003. The application must be received no later than January 4, 2010.

Questions concerning the application process or the specifics of the internship program can be directed to the LeGaL Foundation office (212-353-9118).

09/28/2009

The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) has partnered with
LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell (LNMH) to celebrate the launch of the MCCA
Community on Martindale-Hubbell Connected by offering two special LexisNexis
Martindale-Hubbell Connected Fellowship Awards. Based upon a competitive
selection process, MCCA and LNMH will choose two recipients who will each
receive a $15,000 fellowship funded through the generosity of LNMH to assist in
furthering the educational and professional objectives of two third-year law
students (1 male and 1 female) who anticipate graduating from law school in
Spring 2010.

The two $15,000 awards will be presented at the MCCA Diversity Dinner, which
will take place in New York City at the Marriott Marquis on November 11, 2009.
Applications are due on or before October 9, 2009. Click here for the
application form http://www.mcca.com/dsp_emailhandler.cfm?eid=175741&uid=USERIDTOREPLACE.
Review the rules, selection criteria, and if you will be a third-year law
student (or equivalent in the case of part-time/evening) who anticipates
receiving your law degree (J.D. only, LLM candidates are not eligible to apply)
in Spring 2010, you are eligible to apply! Complete applications will be
accepted via hard copy sent by mail or courier only. No applications will be
accepted by email or fax. Only those who anticipate graduating from law school
in Spring 2010 are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: October 9, 2009.

If you are not eligible, please feel free to pass this along to a third year
law student who is eligible.

The Eighth Annual NAEC China Career Fair will be held from Oct. 16-18,
2009 in our nation’s capital, Washington, DC.Over 100 employers from more than a dozen Chinese provinces and
municipalities will be attending this year’s China Career Fair.There are thousands of job openings in fields
such as civil service, finance, industry, education, R&D, health care,
etc.

We would greatly appreciate it if you could forward this information to
any graduate students or faculty members interested in working in China.

09/17/2009

The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) has partnered with LexisNexis
Martindale-Hubbell (LNMH) to celebrate the launch of the MCCA Community on
Martindale-Hubbell Connected by offering two special LexisNexis
Martindale-Hubbell Connected Fellowship Awards. Based upon a
competitive selection process, MCCA and LNMH will choose two recipients who will
each receive a $15,000 fellowship funded through the generosity
of LNMH to assist in furthering the educational and professional objectives of
two third-year law students (1 male and 1 female) who anticipate graduating from
law school in Spring 2010.

The two $15,000 awards will be presented at the
MCCA Diversity Dinner, which will take place in New York City at the Marriott
Marquis on November 11, 2009. Applications are due on or before October 9, 2009.
Click
here for the application form. Review the rules,
selection criteria, and if you will be a third-year law student (or equivalent
in the case of part-time/evening) who anticipates receiving your law degree
(J.D. only, LLM candidates are not eligible to apply) in Spring 2010, you are
eligible to apply! Complete applications will be accepted via hard copy sent by
mail or courier only. No applications will be accepted by email or fax.
Only those who anticipate graduating from law school in Spring 2010 are
eligible to apply.

Application deadline: October 9,
2009.

If you are not eligible, please feel free to
pass this along to a third year law student who is eligible.

09/14/2009

NHEO, National Hispanic
Entrepreneurs' Organization, will be holding a small business forum with mayoral candidates Anthony Foxx and John
Lassiter at Blue Restaurant on September 30, 2009 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. This is a
great opportunity for students to learn about leadership and how our
organization can help students to become the leaders of tomorrow. www.nheo.org

08/24/2009

Yale Law Women (YLW) has
announced its fourth annual Top Ten Family Friendly Firms List.The 2009 Top Ten Firms, in alphabetical
order, are:

Arnold & Porter

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Covington & Burling

Jenner & Block

Katten Muchin Rosenman

Mayer Brown

Munger, Tolles & Olson

Patton Boggs

Sidley Austin

WilmerHale

“The Top Ten List, and any
discussion of family friendly policies, is even more salient in this recession
than in previous years,” said Yale Law Women Chair, Noorain Khan.“We hope firms will take advantage of the
current market shift to create new opportunities for flexible work arrangements
and work-life balance.”

“We congratulate these Top
Ten Firms, which are taking the lead in this area, especially in tough economic
times,” said Lauren Gerber, Top Ten List Co-Chair.“However, our survey demonstrated that a
significant gender disparity remains in how family friendly policies are
designed and used in practice.Additionally, women continue to lag behind men in attaining partnership
and leadership positions, indicating that firms still do not accommodate
attorneys acting as primary caregivers.”

“We believe that the desire
to maintain a challenging and engaging career while spending meaningful time
with one’s family is and should be a gender neutral issue,” said Emily Oldshue,
Top Ten List Co-Chair.“As the legal
profession, and large law firms in particular, strives to meet new expectations
and economic imperatives, we hope to see firms taking steps to retain and
engage the top talent they have spent such valuable resources to recruit and
train.The adoption and promotion of
gender neutral leave and flex-time policies are an important component of this
evolving vision.”

Selected statistics from the
2009 survey include the following:

On average, 16% of partners were women; of partners promoted in
2008, 23% were women

About Yale Law Women:YLW is Yale Law School’s student organization devoted to
promoting the interests of women in law school and the legal profession. Please
visit www.yale.edu/ylw for more information.

08/18/2009

The 2009 Conference of the National Latino/a Law Student Association, hosted by DePaul University College of Law, will take place September 24-26, 2009 in Chicago, IL.

The conference will feature professional development workshops, as well as panels that address current legal issues affecting the Latino community. Conference attendees will also benefit from our Employment and LLM Fair, as well as networking events and opportunities to enjoy the city's cultural sights. In addition, a community service even will give attendees a chance to make a positive contribution to a Chicago-based social service organization.

Attached is a copy of the conference registration brochure. Also, to obtain more information about the conference and to register, please visit their website at www.law.depaul.edu/nllsa. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact them by phone at (312)362-5145 or e-mail at nllsachicago@gmail.com

08/14/2009

Elections for Student Co-Chair of the National LGBT Bar Association’s Law
Student Division (LSD) will be held at the Annual Career Fair & Conference
in Brooklyn. The Student Co-Chairs sit on the Association’s Board of Directors,
the LGBT Bar’s highest governing body. With the LSD in the midst of developing a
new governance structure to organize LGBT law students across the nation, this
is a particularly exciting time to get involved!

Co-Chair
responsibilities include administering the Student Writing Competition and
Leadership Awards, attending and co-chairing meetings of the Law Student
Committee and Law Student Congress, active participation in Board of Directors
meetings and committees, and (in your second year as Co-Chair) liaising with the
Law Student Division of the American Bar Association. Further, all Board members
are encouraged to attend organizational programs and meetings where applicable,
and act as “goodwill ambassadors” for the organization by interacting in a
positive way with supporters, employees and vendors, and other legal
professionals, as well as the public. All Board members are also encouraged to
actively support the culture of fundraising fundamental to a successful social
justice business and the goals of the organization. Potential Board Members must
be able to attend the three annual meetings per year, held in conjunction with
the ABA Midyear and Annual Conferences and the LGBT Bar’s Annual Career Fair and
Conference. Financial assistance to attend these meetings will be provided. The
position is a two year term.

A bad economy may be hurting law firms, but it’s opening up more flex-time opportunities for male as well as female lawyers.

Working Mother magazine reports on the trend in a
story accompanying its list of the top 50 law firms
for women. Nearly all of its top 50 firms offer reduced-hour schedules,
62 percent offer full-time telecommuting and 42 percent have written
flexible-schedule policies.